Easter

I was in charge of desserts for Easter. I made a white cake with strawberries and kiwi (it's called an English Trifle). The frosting and filling was a light and fluffy cream. I think I used heavy cream and powdered sugar with some gelatin to keep it's form. The individual cupcake looking desserts were individual cheesecakes. A local bakery had shared their recipe which was a recipe featured on Cupcakes (they were also winners). They were yummy.

Princess Party!

My cousin's daughter turned 3 and wanted princess cookies and cupcakes. I love these! The flavors are vanilla and salted caramel.

Bridal Shower Cupcakes

More bridal shower cupcakes...love these! The flavor is lemon with lemon cream cheese frosting.

Dump Trucks

Rehearsal Dinner Cookies

As lovely as these cookies turned out, they were almost the death of me :( If something could go wrong, it did. I made the sugar cookie cutouts before moving on to the frosting. Made the frosting and thought the consistency was a bit off but didn't pay much attention to it. I mean, I used the same ingredients I always use: meringue powder, water, and powdered sugar. Can't get much simpler than that! I frosted each cookie (50! and they were huge) and left them to sit. After awhile I noticed that the frosting seemed off. I always make a couple extra to "test" just in case ;) I felt the frosting and it was the consistency of SAND-something it should NOT be. I felt several...same thing. There was NO WAY I could save these cookies. I was so sad (angry!) as I dumped them into the garbage. All that work-hours and hours-in the garbage. I couldn't not remake them so I went to the store and bought new meringue powder and powdered sugar just in case. I had to remake all the dough, cut the cookies, bake, make the frosting, and frost. They turned out perfectly the second time. Way way better than the first time (even if the frosting had turned out).

Wedding Reception Cupcakes

My mom's friend had a wedding reception for her son and his wife awhile after the wedding. These are the yummy cupcakes I made. She wanted something simple, so we went with vanilla and chocolate with vanilla frosting and flowers that matched the reception decor.

Bridal Shower Cupcakes

Aren't these adorable?!?! This was my second time making wedding dresses on bridal shower cupcakes and I love them! The color matches the wedding colors. One kind is vanilla and the other is salted caramel (father of the bride's favorite cupcake).